Project Grant SAQMIP23GR0085

This $994,407 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), will fund the design, testing, and deployment of affordable particle filtration systems for evaporative coolers to reduce wildfire smoke exposures among agricultural workers and low-income families in California. The Public Health Institute will lead the effort to design an effective yet inexpensive filter...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides $448,336 to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians to develop climate action plans in partnership with the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point and the Mi'kmaq Nation. The key objectives are to assess greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, identify near-term GHG reduction opportunities through building energy efficiency improvements,...

This project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, totaling $649,955, will examine ways to enhance the impact of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on climate change mitigation through synergizing CRP and potential carbon credit payments for carbon dioxide sequestration. Specifically, the awardee Auburn University will first quantify changes in greenhouse gas...

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has been awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The purpose of this 4-year agreement is for IDEM to develop comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plans in collaboration with air pollution control districts and municipalities across Indiana. The key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (due...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program provides $1,362,172 in funding to the Fort Independence Indian Community to implement a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measure identified in the tribe's priority climate action plan. The key activities under this award include replacing diesel generators used to power a rock processing operation by extending a distribution line and delivering...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $8 million Project Grant to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (TAGP, CFDA #66.956) to implement activities that will reduce particulate matter emissions in California's San Joaquin Valley air basin. The District will assist in replacing several open-hearth fireplaces and older wood or pellet burning devices with newer and cleaner-emitting appliances from January 2022...

This $14,708,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program. The funding will enable the Tule River Economic Development Corporation (TREDC) to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a Priority Climate Action Plan developed under a prior CPRG planning grant. The key activities include converting woody biomass to biochar via...

The Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) has been awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The award will fund the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) by March 1, 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) within two years to identify strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly from the transportation sector,...

This $500,000 Project Grant award under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will fund a three-year program led by the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology (ICAST) to decrease reliance on propane heating among four partnering New Mexico tribes. The program will retrofit and replace existing propane heating systems in at least 10 tribal properties...

This $7,427,323 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program will fund the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction initiatives by the Passamaquoddy Indian Township Tribe in Maine. The key products and services to be delivered include the construction of a distributed community microgrid, providing 204 single-family homes and 2 multi-family units with solar photovoltaic installations,...